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February 06, 2026
Trump Admin, States Reach Agreement In School DEI Fight
The Trump administration has agreed not to condition federal education funding for state and legal education agencies on what a coalition of nearly 20 states alleged was an incorrect interpretation of law in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion, according to a Friday filing in Massachusetts federal court.
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February 06, 2026
'Very Bizarre': Trump's Funding Freeze Appeal Vexes DC Circ.
D.C. Circuit judges struggled Friday with whether to unblock a federal funding freeze carrying multitrillion-dollar implications, as a Trump administration lawyer disclaimed interest in a vast spending halt but also dodged opportunities to rule it out unequivocally.
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February 06, 2026
Ex-Fla. Rep., Lobbyist Want Maduro To Testify At Trial
A former Florida congressman and a lobbyist who allegedly secretly represented Venezuela in the U.S. said their upcoming trial should include the testimony of the country's former president, Nicolás Maduro.
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February 06, 2026
DC Circ. Wary Of Drone Maker's Chinese Gov't Ties
The D.C. Circuit appeared skeptical of a drone manufacturer's claim that a 2021 recognition from the Chinese government no longer carries weight, while acknowledging that much of the U.S. government's evidence for labeling the company as a "Chinese military company" remains classified.
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February 06, 2026
Contractor Says VA's Uber Deal Is Taking Away Driving Biz
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs violated the law when it awarded contracts to Uber and Onward Health to transport patients in San Francisco because the process was not transparent, the owner of a small transportation company alleged in a federal claims court suit.
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February 06, 2026
Colo. Nonprofit Drops Suit Over Medicaid Therapy Cuts
A Colorado healthcare nonprofit Thursday voluntarily dismissed its complaint seeking to reverse an allegedly unlawful executive order signed by Gov. Jared Polis that cut state Medicaid spending to pediatric behavioral therapy and autism therapy services.
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February 06, 2026
Contractor Owner Fights Perjury Charges Tied To Bankruptcy
The owner of a bankrupt government contractor has asked a Delaware federal court to throw out a perjury indictment against her, arguing federal prosecutors criminalized what she said were good faith, and in some cases accurate, disclosures made during a fast-moving bankruptcy case
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February 06, 2026
NY Judge Allows Funding For $16B Tunnel To Continue
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from halting funding for a tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey, after the states called the move an unlawful attempt to "punish political rivals" over immigration policy disagreements.
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February 06, 2026
Northrop Grumman Sues Testing Co. For Satellite Mishap
Northrop Grumman is suing Maryland-based subcontractor Element U.S. Space & Defense for more than $10 million in damages, claiming that an inexperienced technician's "gross error" during testing wrecked a $5 million solar satellite array in 2024.
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February 06, 2026
Fed. Circ. Backs Denial Of Contractor's Lost Profit Claim
A Federal Circuit panel Friday affirmed an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals decision denying a lost profit claim a contractor lodged after the U.S. Air Force declined to exercise option years on a construction contract.
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February 06, 2026
Anuvu Can't Get More Money For C-Band Move, Judge Rules
An in-house judge at the Federal Communications Commission on Friday rejected Anuvu's push for nearly $1 million more than the agency approved for the company's agreement to vacate lower C-band spectrum years ago to make way for other users.
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February 06, 2026
Judge Tosses Suit Over Feds' Abandoned Border Fencing
A federal judge has said a Texas company seeking $11 million from the U.S. government for saddling it with thousands of panels for an abandoned border wall project could not show the unusual situation amounted to an uncompensated taking of its property.
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February 06, 2026
HHS Ends 340B Drug Rebate Pilot After Legal Challenge
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has ended a proposed rebate program that would have altered how hospitals receive payments for participating in the federal 340B drug discount program, which provides discounted prescription drugs for low-income Americans, after facing a lawsuit from a major hospital association.
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February 06, 2026
DOL Rolls Out New Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors
The new minimum hourly wage for federal contractors will be set at $13.65, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division said Friday, a move coming after the Trump administration nixed a Biden-era rule setting the wage to $15.
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February 05, 2026
Lima Can't Escape $200M In Arbitral Awards, Court Hears
A contractor urged a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday to deny the Peruvian city of Lima's bid to overturn an order enforcing $200 million in arbitral awards against it based on an alleged conflict involving law firm Foley Hoag LLP, calling the motion a "stunt."
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February 05, 2026
SEC Data Contractor To Pay $1.5M Over Faked Audit Cert.
The CEO of a data infrastructure company that contracted with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to pay $1.5 million as part of a pretrial diversion agreement to resolve charges that he fraudulently claimed his business was certified for high-level reliability and security.
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February 05, 2026
Coal Exec's Bribery Trial Aligns With New FCPA Priorities
Former Corsa Coal executive Charles Hunter Hobson is scheduled to go on trial Monday on charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and attorneys told Law360 that the case reflects the Trump administration's changed priorities for foreign bribery prosecutions.
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February 05, 2026
Co. Settles Feds' FCA Suit Over Bug-Repellent Army Uniforms
A manufacturer of insect-repellent apparel and the estate of its late co-founder will collectively pay $1.4 million to resolve claims that they had concealed failing test results for its application of an insecticide to U.S. Army combat uniforms.
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February 05, 2026
Energy Dept. Defends University Grant Cost Cap To 1st Circ.
The U.S. Department of Energy urged the First Circuit to overturn a Boston federal judge's decision to block its attempt to cap reimbursable indirect costs for research grants awarded to colleges and universities, arguing it acted in line with its regulations.
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February 05, 2026
Judge Affirms Health Cos.' Sanctions For Witness Omission
An Illinois federal judge rejected a "vague and unsupported" bid by a home healthcare company accused of violating federal kickback laws to reconsider sanctions she ordered for failing to disclose witnesses, saying the motion "wastes everyone's time" and scolding the defendants for "impugning the character and professionalism of an able magistrate judge."
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February 05, 2026
Fed. Circ. Doubtful Of Reviving Contractor's Lost Profit Claim
The Federal Circuit appeared skeptical Thursday of a contractor's claim for lost profits after the U.S. Air Force declined to extend its construction contract, questioning whether it's reasonable for the contractor to claim profits for subsequent extension years after losing out on the first year.
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February 05, 2026
Fed. Circ. Upholds $1.5B In US Commerce IT Contracts
The Federal Circuit said in a Thursday decision that it was within the purview of the U.S. Department of Commerce to scrap all the awards for $1.5 billion in IT contracts and restart the evaluation process.
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February 05, 2026
Trump Admin Finalizes Rule Facilitating Federal Worker Firings
The Trump administration Thursday announced a final rule to create a new category of federal workers who would have fewer job protections and be easier to fire, implementing an executive order from early last year that could affect 50,000 employees at federal agencies.
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February 05, 2026
Anthropic Plans $350B Tender Offer, And Other Rumors
A slew of twists and turns in artificial intelligence deals developed over the past week, as one report indicated Anthropic is planning a $350 billion tender offer while another said that Nvidia's $100 billion agreement with OpenAI may be on ice. As the federal government negotiated with Minnesota officials to draw down the number of ICE agents in the state, at least one foreign firm was said to have decided to sell a division that does business with the controversial agency.
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February 05, 2026
Defunct Gov't Contractor Found In Contempt Of Asset Freeze
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has held the owners and affiliates of a defunct government contractor in contempt for violating a court-ordered asset freeze, concluding that they improperly sold a Missouri property that had been expressly barred from transfer while a $14 million clawback suit proceeds.
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The Latest On Escobar's FCA Impact
Federal courts across the country are handing down important rulings interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision on False Claims Act liability in Universal Health Services v. Escobar. As the rulings keep pouring in, stay up to speed on Law360’s latest coverage and analysis of Escobar’s impact.
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Remote Patient Monitoring Is At Regulatory Inflection Point
With remote patient monitoring at the center of new federal pilot programs and a recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General examining Medicare billing for those services, it is clear that balancing innovation and risk will be a central challenge ahead for digital health stakeholders, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Ambiguity Remains On Anti-DEI Grant Conditions
Although a recent decision in City of Chicago and City of Saint Paul v. U.S. Department of Justice temporarily halts enforcement of anti-DEI conditions in federal grant applications, and echoes recent decisions in similar cases, companies remain at risk until the term “illegal DEI” is clarified, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.
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New Biotech Nat'l Security Controls May Have Blunted Impact
While the newly enacted federal prohibition against contracting with certain biotechnology providers associated with countries of concern may have consequences on U.S. companies' ability to develop drugs, the restrictions may prove to be less problematic for the industry than the significant publicity around their passage would suggest, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
Resilience is a skill acquired through daily practices that focus on learning from missteps, recovering quickly without internalizing defeat and moving forward with intention, says Nicholas Meza at Quarles & Brady.
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Takeaways From The DOJ Fraud Section's 2025 Year In Review
Former acting Principal Deputy Chief Sean Tonolli of the U.S. Department of Justice's Fraud Section, now at Cahill Gordon, analyzes key findings from the section’s annual report — including the changes implemented to adapt to the new administration’s priorities — and lays out what to watch for this year.
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Anticipating The SEC's Cybersecurity Focus After SolarWinds
While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent voluntary dismissal of its enforcement action against SolarWinds Corp. and its chief information security officer marks a significant victory for the defendants, it does not mean the SEC is done bringing cybersecurity cases, say attorneys at MoFo.
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Bid Protest Data Contradicts Claims That System Is Inefficient
Recently released data debunks the narrative that the federal procurement system is overwhelmed by excessive or meritless bid protests, revealing instead that the process is healthy and functioning as intended, says Joshua Duvall at Duvy Law.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Terminations Galore
Three recent decisions from the Federal Circuit and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals provide valuable insights about sticking to a contract's plain language, navigating breach of contract claims, and jurisdictional limits on reinstatement of a canceled contract, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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Traditional FCA Enforcement Surges Amid Shifting Priorities
The U.S. Department of Justice’s January report on False Claims Act enforcement in fiscal year 2025 reveals that while the administration signaled its intent to expand FCA enforcement into new areas such as tariffs, for now the greatest exposure remains in traditional areas like healthcare — in which the risk is growing, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.
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The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court
While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.
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Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026
Some of the key 2026 developments to watch in aerospace and defense contracting law stem from provisions of this year's National Defense Authorization Act, a push to reform procurement, executive orders that announced Trump administration priorities, the upcoming Artemis space mission and continuing efforts to deploy artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.
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CGL Lessons From A No-Coverage Finding In Navy Project
A Florida federal court's recent decision that the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify a general contractor or subcontractor for damages from defective work on a naval base highlights the nuances of policy definitions, the importance of obtaining insurer consent and allocation issues between covered and uncovered claims, say attorneys at Hunton.